Cybersecurity 101: ELDs’ susceptibility to cyber attacks
When evaluating an ELD provider, check to ensure the vendor meets basic information security standards and vet any third-party data hosting service they use.
Have you been taken by these cash advance companies?
Overdrive seeks contact with operators harmed by merchant cash advance providers, including a group of lenders singled out in lawsuits filed by the New York state attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission last week.
John Berry’s 2020 Peterbilt 389
The truck is powered by a 565-hp Cummins X15 Performance Series with an 18-speed. Fitzgerald Peterbilt in Glade Spring, Virginia, customized the truck with additional lights, 3/4 fenders and more.
Diesel Fuel Prices Stabilize
After dropping as a result of the COVID-19 shutdowns, national average diesel fuel prices have stabilized in recent weeks. As of June 15, national average diesel fuel prices are sitting at $2.40 per gallon, down $0.67 from the same time last year and u…
Verizon Expands Availability of its Video Solution for Fleets
Verizon Connect has expanded the availability of its Integrated Video for Reveal product for fleet customers, Integrated Video for Fleet to help improve safety, mitigate risk, and improve driver behavior.
Drivers fear bringing COVID-19 home to family, friends
Truck drivers say that while they feel safe driving during the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, they are concerned about their personal health and the health of others. An online survey by the Professional Driver Agency shows the COVID-19 outbrea…
Family holds graduation convoy for son
MONTAGUE, P.E.I. – How do you celebrate a high school graduation when everything is closed because of Covid-19? Well, a family of truckers in P. E. I. has pulled off a spectacular ceremony for their son by staging a parade of rigs Sunday. “I wanted to …
FMCSA extends expired med cert, CDL, CLP waiver
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended a waiver that gives truck drivers additional time to renew their expired CDLs and medical certificates due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Drivers now have until Sept. 30 to renew licen…
FMCSA extends expired CDL, CLP, med cert waiver
Good until Sept. 30
Omnitracs names Paul Kirkpatrick chief legal officer
DALLAS, Texas – Omnitracs has appointed Paul Kirkpatrick chief legal officer, the company announced Tuesday. In this role, Kirkpatrick will lead the Omnitracs legal organization and provide strategic advice to the executive leadership team, it said. He…